diff --git a/ci/deps/azure-windows-39.yaml b/ci/deps/azure-windows-39.yaml
index aaf86b7310eb2..57b2a4a984f92 100644
--- a/ci/deps/azure-windows-39.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/azure-windows-39.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: pandas-dev
 channels:
-  - defaults
   - conda-forge
+  - defaults
 dependencies:
   - python=3.9
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dependencies:
   - numexpr
   - numpy
   - openpyxl
-  # - pyarrow  GH 42370
+  - pyarrow
   - pytables
   - python-dateutil
   - pytz